Declining Enrollments in Community Colleges

America’s Economic Divide

Authors

  • Anthony P. Carnevale Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Keywords:

United States, enrollment, community college, labor market, recession

Abstract

Enrollment at US community colleges plunged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The enrollment decline is a particularly devastating setback for workers, because of how valuable postsecondary education has become in the US labor market. This highlights the growing divide in the United States between those with postsecondary education and those without it.

Author Biography

Anthony P. Carnevale, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Anthony P. Carnevale is director and research professor at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Washington, US. Email: cewgeorgetown@georgetown.edu.

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Published

2021-10-11

How to Cite

Carnevale, A. . (2021). Declining Enrollments in Community Colleges: America’s Economic Divide. International Higher Education, (108), 26–27. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14457

Issue

No. 108 (2021): Autumn Issue

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